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Search phrase: week

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All's Well That Ends WellAW III.vi.86favour and for a week escape a great deal of discoveries,fauour, and for a weeke escape a great deale of discoueries,
As You Like ItAYL II.iii.74But at four score it is too late a week.But at fourescore, it is too late a weeke,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.ii.103she'll burn a week longer than the whole world.she'l burne a weeke longer then the whole World.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.45This week he hath been heavy, sour, sad,This weeke he hath beene heauie, sower sad, 
CymbelineCym III.ii.52May plod it in a week, why may not IMay plod it in a weeke, why may not I
HamletHam I.i.76Does not divide the Sunday from the week.Do's not diuide the Sunday from the weeke,
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.ii.93London, it would be argument for a week, laughter for aLondon, it would be argument for a Weeke, Laughter for a
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.iii.16not above seven times a week. Went to a bawdy-housenot aboue seuen times a weeke, went to a Bawdy-house
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.243I have weekly sworn to marry since I perceived the firstI haue weekly sworne to marry, since I perceiu'd the first
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.i.87Wheeson week, when the Prince broke thy head forWhitson week, when the Prince broke thy head for
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.v.36So many weeks ere the poor fools will ean,So many weekes, ere the poore Fooles will Eane:
Henry VIIIH8 IV.i.77That had not half a week to go, like ramsThat had not halfe a weeke to go, like Rammes
King JohnKJ I.i.113Full fourteen weeks before the course of time.Full fourteene weekes before the course of time:
King JohnKJ III.i.87Nay, rather turn this day out of the week,Nay, rather turne this day out of the weeke,
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.39And one day in a week to touch no food,And one day in a weeke to touch no foode:
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.288week with bran and water.Weeke with Branne and water.
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.ii.123no penance, but 'a must fast three days a week. Forno penance, but hee must fast three daies a weeke: for
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.35What was a month old at Cain's birth that's not five weeks old as yet?What was a month old at Cains birth, that's not fiue weekes old as yet?
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.41And raught not to five weeks when he came to five score.And wrought not to fiue-weekes when he came to fiue-score.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.61O that I knew he were but in by th' week!O that I knew he were but in by th'weeke,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iii.8I sit at ten pounds a week.I sit at ten pounds a weeke.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.iii.9I'll sauce them. They have had my house a week atIle sauce them, they haue had my houses a week at
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.326O Lord, my lord, if they were but a weekO Lord, my Lord, if they were but a weeke
OthelloOth III.iv.169What! Keep a week away? Seven days and nights?What? keepe a weeke away? Seuen dayes, and Nights?
Richard IIIR3 IV.i.96And each hour's joy wracked with a week of teen.And each howres ioy wrackt with a weeke of teene.
Romeo and JulietRJ III.v.200Delay this marriage for a month, a week.Delay this marriage, for a month, a weeke,
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.v.5Sleep for a week. For the next night, I warrant,Sleepe for a weeke, for the next night I warrant
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.178As though she bid me stay by her a week.As though she bid me stay by her a weeke:
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.ii.74Sir, at the farthest for a week or two,Sir at the farthest for a weeke or two,
The TempestTem II.i.187it five weeks without changing.it fiue weekes without changing.
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.35six weeks and past.sixe weekes, and past.
Titus AndronicusTit IV.ii.145‘ Wheak, wheak!’ – so cries a pig prepared to the spit.Weeke, weeke, so cries a Pigge prepared to th'spit.
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iii.82the next week.the next weeke.
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.i.10You told how Diomed a whole week by daysYou told how Diomed, in a whole weeke by dayes
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.i.65A good knight and a bold. But the whole week's not fairA good knight and a bold; But the whole weeke's not faire
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.vi.5I did not think a week could have restoredI did not thinke a weeke could have restord
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.39The borrow of a week. When at BohemiaThe borrow of a Weeke. When at Bohemia
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.419But shorten thy life one week. – And thou, fresh pieceBut shorten thy life one weeke. And thou, fresh peece

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.213 Who buys a minute's mirth to wail a week? Who buies a minutes mirth to waile a weeke?
SonnetsSonn.116.11 Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, Loue alters not with his breefe houres and weekes,

Glossary

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Lentin Christian tradition, the 6-week penitential season before Easter
sennight, se'nnight, seven-night[seven night] week
seven-nightweek
week, in by thehopelessly caught, trapped

Thesaurus

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weeksennight, se'nnight, seven-night

Themes and Topics

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Days and dates...ugust rj i iii 16 lent lenten 6-week penitential season before easter 2h4 i...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
WEEKBASICweek n, weekly adv

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